This stunning, technicolor array of geysers has occupied Ferril lake since 1908.

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

A pair of gargoyles peer into unsuspecting passengers at Denver’s conspiracy-packed airport.

In the middle of a busy airport, a statue honoring the astronaut who told Houston that Apollo 13 had a problem.

The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.

A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.

Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.

Deep vertical fissures like miniature slot canyons cut across the cemented volcanic rock of Black Point above Mono Lake.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

This rock formation named for its unique shape is one of many that call the Alabama Hills home.

The hundreds of movies and television shows shot in this high desert town are commemorated in a unique museum.

A 1,100-ton train fell through the floor in 1953. Workers got it patched up in just 72 hours.

Decades before the scandal, this staircase on the river was a literal "water gate."

Those with a sharp eye can find the hidden image of a German Shepherd on the memorial's Mural Wall.

An overlooked memorial honoring the local Washington residents who died in World War I.

This two-room shotgun shack in Tupelo is the birthplace of a King.

An enormous, interactive museum with star-studded exhibits is surprisingly found deep in the Mississippi Delta.

Founded in 1954 by a husband-and-wife duo, this ceramics studio carries on a powerful artistic legacy.

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.

A preserved stretch of ancient fossilized trees with an impressive gem collection to boot.

A grandiose octagonal home crowned by a large dome stands out among the antebellum mansions.

This racially troublesome eatery thought a new coat of paint could erase its offensive connotations.

The second-largest ceremonial mound in the United States is an artificial hill that is loosely shaped like a pentagon.